Black Mountain Hiking Sierra Club Sept 2, 2009

Sierra Club Singles Wednesday night hike led by Barbara, as always. The heat hung heavily in the valley at the carpool location, but at the higher elevation of the Montebello parking lot, the temps were just about right for hiking. Park closes at sunset, and summer is waning, so we had to be out of the park by 8:02. The fastest hikers got all the way to the top of Black Mountain just barely; four of us got within stone-throwing distance but had to turn back. As it was, with a hurried retreat, we barely returned to the parking lot in time. And with the lower light, I cursed and fumed at my aging point and shoot. Still got a few photos to share--